Basketball throw shot practice arrangement and method
First Claim
1. A basketball throw practice arrangement for use adjacent a backboard that supports a basketball hoop in elevated position in relation to a playing surface, said arrangement comprising:
- a net having upper and lower edges;
a main support for said net, said main support having a lower end to rest on the playing surface and an upper end to abut against the hoop and backboard;
support arms for engaging with said main support adjacent the upper end of said main support, said support arms extending in opposite directions from adjacent the upper end of said main support for engaging and supporting the upper edge of said net; and
support members for resting on the playing surface in forwardly spaced relation to said backboard and for engaging said net adjacent the lower edge thereof to assist in positioning said net in a downwardly and forwardly inclined relation from the upper to the lower edge of the net to guide a basketball from the backboard or hoop to the lower edge of the net for retrieval.
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Abstract
A basketball throw arrangement includes a net supported by a longitudinally extending main support with lateral support arms engaging an upper edge of the net to position the net adjacent a basketball hoop on a backboard. The main support abuts the playing surface at its lower and the hoop and backboard adjacent its upper end. Support members of substantially less longitudinal extent than said main support engage the lower edge of the net and rest on the playing surface to position the net to form a trough that is inclined downwardly and forwardly from the upper net edge to the lower net edge to guide a basketball from the hoop or backboard toward the lower edge of the net for retrieval.
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11 Claims
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1. A basketball throw practice arrangement for use adjacent a backboard that supports a basketball hoop in elevated position in relation to a playing surface, said arrangement comprising:
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a net having upper and lower edges; a main support for said net, said main support having a lower end to rest on the playing surface and an upper end to abut against the hoop and backboard; support arms for engaging with said main support adjacent the upper end of said main support, said support arms extending in opposite directions from adjacent the upper end of said main support for engaging and supporting the upper edge of said net; and support members for resting on the playing surface in forwardly spaced relation to said backboard and for engaging said net adjacent the lower edge thereof to assist in positioning said net in a downwardly and forwardly inclined relation from the upper to the lower edge of the net to guide a basketball from the backboard or hoop to the lower edge of the net for retrieval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of positioning a net to guide a basketball toward the lower edge of the net for retrieval by a player practicing throw shots on a playing surface wherein a hoop is supported on a backboard in elevated position and a net having upper and lower edges is positioned by a main support having an upper and a lower end, support arms extending laterally from the main support adjacent the upper edge of the net and the upper end of the main support and net lower edge support members of substantially less longitudinal extent than the main support for engaging with the lower net edge comprising the steps of:
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securing the support arms adjacent the upper end of the main support to extend laterally from each side of the main support in opposed directions; securing the upper edge of the net with the support arms; securing the upper end of the main support in abutting relation with the hoop and backboard and its lower end in abutting relation with the playing surface; engaging the net lower edge support members with the lower net edge; and positioning the lower edge support members and lower net edge engaged therewith forwardly of the main support location so that the net forms a trough to guide the basketball from the hoop or backboard back toward the lower edge of the net for retrieval.
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Specification